NOVELS & NARRATIVE NON-FICTION Wealth Woman: Kate Carmack and the Klondike Race for Gold Once hailed as the wealthiest Indian woman in the country, Kate was romanticized and vilified. Through a fortuitous combination of correspondence, legal proceedings, ethnographic study, and the generosity of Kate’s Tagish relatives, the story of Kate Carmack can finally be told. Cold Spell "Captures the harsh beauty of the terrain as well as the strain of self-doubt and complicated family bonds.” ~ Booklist. With precise and evocative prose, Cold Spell tells the story of a mother who risks everything to start over. WRITING ON WRITING Write Your Best Book: What Every Author Should Know Whether fiction or nonfiction, traditional or self published, your book will benefit from the perspectives and strategies offered by Vanasse. What Every Author Should Know: No Matter How You Publish Practical, no-pulled-punches guide to book production, promotion, and living the writer’s life, no matter how you publish. YOUNG ADULT BOOKS No Returns: The Battleband Saga Book 1 “A powerful story of friendship, love and guts by three kids who refuse to surrender. Brilliant and strikingly new!” A Distant Enemy Growing up in a Yup’ik Eskimo village, Joseph struggles against changes that endanger his traditional way of life. Fueled by resentment of his long-absent father, his anger and hatred intensify until a brush with death forces him to confront all that threatens to destroy him. Out of the Wilderness “[A] chilling winter’s tale.” ~Publisher’s Weekly CHILDREN’S BOOKS Black Wolf of the Glacier: Alaska’s Romeo In 2003, Alaskans fell for a lolloping, wolf they named Romeo. The lone wolf found a new family among Juneau’s dogs and their owners, who became enamored with his striking looks and friendly demeanor. Lucy’s Dance A little Yup'ik girl determined to help her grandfather remind their village of the beauty and complexity of traditional dancing. Alaska Animal Babies Adorable vivid images and surprising facts about the baby animals that make the Great Land great. Under Alaska’s Midnight Sun A sweet poetic narrative, illustrated by award-winner Jeremiah Trammell, brings a little girl's day and night under the midnight sun to life. Totem Tale Under full Alaska moon, a native totem pole comes to life. SOUND TRACK | COLORING BOOK | LESSON PLANS
Wealth Woman: Kate Carmack and the Klondike Race for Gold Once hailed as the wealthiest Indian woman in the country, Kate was romanticized and vilified. Through a fortuitous combination of correspondence, legal proceedings, ethnographic study, and the generosity of Kate’s Tagish relatives, the story of Kate Carmack can finally be told.
Cold Spell "Captures the harsh beauty of the terrain as well as the strain of self-doubt and complicated family bonds.” ~ Booklist. With precise and evocative prose, Cold Spell tells the story of a mother who risks everything to start over.
Write Your Best Book: What Every Author Should Know Whether fiction or nonfiction, traditional or self published, your book will benefit from the perspectives and strategies offered by Vanasse.
What Every Author Should Know: No Matter How You Publish Practical, no-pulled-punches guide to book production, promotion, and living the writer’s life, no matter how you publish.
No Returns: The Battleband Saga Book 1 “A powerful story of friendship, love and guts by three kids who refuse to surrender. Brilliant and strikingly new!”
A Distant Enemy Growing up in a Yup’ik Eskimo village, Joseph struggles against changes that endanger his traditional way of life. Fueled by resentment of his long-absent father, his anger and hatred intensify until a brush with death forces him to confront all that threatens to destroy him.
Black Wolf of the Glacier: Alaska’s Romeo In 2003, Alaskans fell for a lolloping, wolf they named Romeo. The lone wolf found a new family among Juneau’s dogs and their owners, who became enamored with his striking looks and friendly demeanor.
Lucy’s Dance A little Yup'ik girl determined to help her grandfather remind their village of the beauty and complexity of traditional dancing.
Alaska Animal Babies Adorable vivid images and surprising facts about the baby animals that make the Great Land great.
Under Alaska’s Midnight Sun A sweet poetic narrative, illustrated by award-winner Jeremiah Trammell, brings a little girl's day and night under the midnight sun to life.
Totem Tale Under full Alaska moon, a native totem pole comes to life. SOUND TRACK | COLORING BOOK | LESSON PLANS